ARE WE READY FOR ELECTRIC CARS?

«Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating»

— Elon Musk.

The 21st century is characterized by evolution without limits, in terms of technology, with the arrival of 5G (interconnection between all devices), virtual reality (VR) as a tool for new surgery, and what we are going to focus on, the electrification of car brands. Are we really prepared for this change?

On a recent trip to Belgium and the Netherlands, I could observe that they were prepared for the electric car. In fact, they encouraged their purchase.

The streets were full of parking lots with chargers and I was struck that in certain areas you could only drive with cars that had 0 CO₂ emissions.

But I wondered again, are we really ready?

When I comment it with friends, they always resort to telling me that otherwise they would not be selling so many electric cars and that we are also contemplating an exponential increase in recent years in these sales.

The problem that I see in all this is that there are few countries that can support the electric vehicle. Cities in Spain are not yet adapted for such a big change, and it is not a personal statement. Quoting Pere Navarro, director of the DGT (General Traffic Directorate), «Electric cars are very expensive and we don’t have a good infrastructure”.

On the other hand, in Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar commented at the Smock Alley Theater in Dublin that it will ban the sale of thermal engines in Ireland, whether gasoline or diesel, from the year 2030 with the aim of “turning Ireland into a leader ”In the fight against climate change.

In addition, the registration of electric cars in January and February 2019 alone exceed total registration in 2018. This is due to the assistance offered by the Irish government, with an economic aid of € 5,000 for the purchase of electric vehicles worth more than € 20,000. Another advantage offered by the country, up to November 2019, was the free top-up on the streets and the installation of chargers every 50 km.

In sum, Irish society is ready for the electric car, and has every chance of achieving its goal by 2030.